Bird cage



p 1933. s. BABITZKY 1,926,664

BIRD CAGE Filed April 16, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 '1' Q "I jamzei fizz$1236 i z 5 Sept. 12, 1933 BABlTZKY 1,926,664

BIRD CAGE Filed April 16, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 atentecl S ept. 12 1 E AH OF IQ The invention relates to improvements in cages and particularlyto a bird cage havingimproved means providing for the arrangement of areceptacle or bird bath within the cage. I Y I d An object of theinvention is to provide an improved bird cage with, a receptacle mountedupon a removable tray arranged above the base.

Another object is to provide an improved :bird cage with an opening inits circumferential wall to receive a tray; and means for closing aportion of said opening when thetrayis withdrawn.

Another object is to provide an improved bird cage of the characterreferred to with novel means for closing an opening in=itscircumferential wall when the tray is mounted therein, andmeans on thetray adapted to co-operate with meanson thecage for retaining the trayin position.

Another object is to provide an improved cage having a removable trayand receptacle therein,

with an improved yieldably mounted perch.

Another object is to provide a bird cage with improved means fordetachably securing the housingto the base. j I V Another object is toprovide an improved article of the character referred to which maybeinexpensively manufactured.

The foregoing and such other objects of the in-' vention as will appearhereinafter as the description proceeds, will be more readily understood1 from a perusal of the following specification, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings,-

in which:

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and receptacle.

Fig. 1. Fig. '7 is a sectio Fig. 3.

perch.

The improved bird cage is provided with novel means to facilitateinsertion or removal of. a liquid receptacle, or bird bath, and meansfor closing an opening in the side wall of said cage through i whichsaid receptacle isinserted.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved bird Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the improved tray nal view, taken on line 7-7 ofFig.8 is an elevational view of theimproved I 1,926,664; 7 BIRD CAGESamuel Babitzky, Chicago, Ill.

'Application April 16,1931. Serial No. 530581- 4 Claims. (01. 119- 17 toother uses. I

As shown in the accompanying; drawings, the improved birdcage includesthe usual base 11 and a housing 12 comprising amountingring 13 hav-. ingstays l4-extending upwardly therefrom and converging towards a'commoncenter 15. The base 0 11 is formed with a circumferential side wall. 16and a top 17. The'm'ountingring 13 is adapted to fit snugly over thevertical side wall 16 of the base and be ,removably secured thereon by aplurality of thumb screws ISthreadingly mounted 5 in ring13 which engagethrough apertures 19 in the wall. 16. Upon manipulation of thumb screws18, the housing 12 may be removed from the base.

The mounting ring 13 is provided with. a ho'rifzontal slot 21,,the loweredge of which aligns with the top 1? of the base. This slot provides anopening around one side of the housing through which a tray 22maybeinserted. The tray'22 preferably is disc-shaped having an upwardlyextending circumferential flange23 and a receptacle 24, adapt- 5 ed tocontain liquid, centrally mounted thereon. The slot 21in the mountingring 13 is enlarged at 26 to provide clearance for the liquid receptacle24 when insertingor withdrawing the tray from the cage. If desired, acover 25 may be placed over theliquid receptacle to provide for itsadaptation Closing of the slot 21, while the tray is mounted within thecage, is accomplished by a finishing plate 27' fixedly secured to thecircumferential fiange 23.of tray 22. The size of this plate issubstantially greater than the size of slot 21andoverlies and completelycovers said slot. The tray 22 is smaller in diameter than themountingring 13. The finishing plate 2'7 is, therefore, formed-.3concentric with the mounting ring 13 to provide a substantially smoothoutside surface. A longi tudinal eccentric rib 28 is. formed in thefinishing plate which is fixedly secured, as for exampleby soldering, tothe flange 23 of thetray.

A plate, forming a gate 29, is mounted'for vertical sliding movementuponstays 14 of the hous ing to close the enlarged opening 26 when the trayis withdrawn; Whenthe tray is mounted within a the cage the plate 29co-operates with means. for securely retaining the tray therein,Tcomprising a latch 31 mounted upon a rotatable handle 32. Toprevent'seed, feathers, and otherforeignmatter from falling onto top 17of the base when the tray is arranged thereover, an inwardly di- Q1405rec'ted annular flange. 33 is provided on the m side face of, themounting ring 13. This flange may be anindependent member oran integralpart of the stay retaining ring 34 also mounted onthe mounting ring AsshowninFigs. 4 and T 5, the rings 3 3-and'34 are offset at the enlargedportion 26 of theslot 21, the remaining portion of the rings beingarranged directly above thetop of the peripheral flange 23 on tray 22.

,An improved perch 35is also provided in the improved cage, said perchhaving an eyelet 36 extending outwardly from each end, each of which isslidably mounted upon a wire support 37 fixedly secured at one end tothe1stay'mounting ring 34. A'light compression spring '38 is arranged onthe vertical portion of each support 37 to provide a yieldable mountingfor the perch and the free end of each support is turned over, 'orotherwise distorted as at 39, to prevent removal of the perch. A

Although the preferred construction of the improved bird cageisillustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in detail inthe foregoing specification, it is to be understood that the improvedcage is capable ofembodying various modifications in detail structurewithout departof the appended claims,

ingfrom the spirit ofthe inventionor' the scope t 'I claim:

7, 1. An articleoi the class described including a base anda housingyaremovable tray having a receptacle mounted thereon adapted tobe arrangedover said base, said ho'using' being slotted to receive saidtray; saidslot being enlarged in part to admit passage of the receptacle, aclosure for said slot mounted onone edge of said tray, and meansslidablymounted on the housing for closing the enlarged part of said slot whenthe tray is removed.

' ing a base and a housing, a removable tray having, a receptaclethereon adapted to be arranged 2. Anarticle of the character describedincludover said base; said housing being slotted to receive saidtraygsaid slot being enlarged in part to admit, passage of thereceptacle, a closure for saidslot onsaid tray, movable means on thehousing'for closing the enlarged part of the slot,

and means on the tray adapted to co-operate with said movable means tolock the tray in position.

3; An article of the character described comprising, in combination, abase; a housing includinga mounting ring detachably mounted on saidbase, ,a tray, said mounting ring being slotted to admit said tray intothe housing over said base, a receptacle fixedly mounted on said tray,said slot being enlarged in part to provide for the passage of saidreceptacle when the tray is moved into or out of 'saidhousing, a closurefor said enlargement slidable on said housing, and

an arcuate finishing plate secured to said tray for overlying themounting ring and covering the slot, and means for locking the tray inposiinto or'out of said housing, a closure for said enlargement"slidable on said housing, and an arcuate finishing plate secured'to saidtray for overlying the mounting ring and covering the slot, and means'onsaid tray adapted to engage theclosure for said enlargement to lock thetray in place. I

i4 1 SAMUEB BABITZKY.

